$833 —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $737
- 2021: $833
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kariah · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
About 41.7% of households in Kariah earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. While typical weekly incomes here are higher than in most similar areas, there is a noticeable absence of very high earners compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kariah — higher than 69% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,049, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. Personal incomes follow a similar pattern, with the typical person earning $833 a week.
$833 —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,875 —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,049 —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high incomes here, with only 3.8% making $2,000 or more weekly, well below the national figure of 12.5%. No households in Kariah earn $3,000 or more per week, a result far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria.
3.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Kariah, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 63%; $650–$1,499 is next at 38%.
In Kariah, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 52%; Under $650 is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Kariah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21302/kariah/topic/income